Seriously? I got through the first page and a half of smarmy pop-culture references and couldn't figure out what the heck the author was talking about, so I just stopped reading. More power to you if you understood it!
>>vitd+(OP)
I think it's because of the context it was linked in. Mickens is a pretty smart guy and is known for the series of articles like this one; it's something you read to reflect on in between crying out of laughter.